Influence of illegal distribution of drugs on the socioeconomic situation in the region

The Object of the Study. Drug situation in the region. The Subject of the Study. Illicit drug trafficking and measures to localize the distribution. The Purpose of the Study. Assessment of the impact of illicit drug trafficking on the economic security of the subjects of the Ural Federal District, the forecast of changes in the drug situation. The Main Provisions of the Article. The article deals with the issues of illicit trafficking in psychoactive substances in the region by the example of the Ural Federal District (Ural Federal District). A methodological toolkit for assessing the socioeconomic costs of drug addiction is proposed, taking into account the real number of drug users, the species structure of the drug market and the level of involvement in drug use. The economic effect of the implementation of programs for inpatient medical and social rehabilitation of drug addicts has been calculated. Scenarios to neutralize drug abuse have been considered. Program-targeted measures to implement an innovative scenario of changing the drug situation have been proposed.